super easy rice bowl

i'm still sulking and pouting at the fact that electric ovens aren't very wok friendly...but whatever, a thin frying pan will just have to suffice. ::sniff::

anyway, so i was looking for a way to use all my veggies that I accumulated over the last couple of days. It didn't take me long to decide to fry them up and throw them over some rice. Simple dish, doesn't take more than 20 minutes to prep.

::gathering my raw materials::

1 cup chopped broccoli

1/2 cup chopped random veggies (red, yellow, and green peppers)

1/4 cup minced onion

1-2 tbsp olive oil

1/2 cup chopped cooked chicken

1-2 tbsp oyster sauce (oh don't hate; i love this stuff, even on chicken)

1/2 cup jasmine rice

1 cup water


Directions: Chop up all your veggies and put in a bowl.



Heat your olive oil on a thin, medium sized pan. Once its hot, throw your veggies on there and fry them up. Towards the end, add your oyster sauce, a little bit of water (this is mostly to thin out the oyster sauce, which is thick like ketchup), cooked chicken, and seasonings.


Remove from heat when everything has come together nicely.


For the rice:

Alright...it's VERY hard to screw up Jasmine rice, which is why I love to cook it (besides it being very tasty). Anyway, I'm not a big fan of rice cookers--mainly because I'm extremely lazy in cleaning big, bulky things. At a young age, my dad taught me how to make rice in a saucepan, and it's a method that works fine for me everytime.

For rice (depending on how much you're making), you want to keep it @ a 2:1 ratio--so 2 cups of water to 1 cup of rice. Essentially, just double the amount of water for the amount of rice you want to make. Today, I used a cup of water to a half cup of rice. Put your water to boil, and add flavorings if desired. I threw in a little chicken bouillon, so it takes care of the salt factor and gives it a little flavor.


When the water starts to boil, add your rice, and drop the temperature WAY down to a low simmer.


AT THIS POINT, IT IS IMPORTANT TO COVER AND LEAVE YOUR RICE ALONE! Don't touch it, don't stir, etc. Let 15 minutes pass and then check on it. Your rice is done when nearly all the water has absorbed. Now you can see if it is tender enough. If so, remove from heat. If still hard, add a little more water, cover, and cook for another couple of minutes.




Put your rice in a bowl and top it off with your veggies. And that's pretty much it. It's simple, tasty, and not terribly fattening.